EP 4329333 A2 20240228 - SPEAKERS AND HEADPHONES RELATED TO VIBRATIONS IN AN AUDIO SYSTEM, AND METHODS FOR OPERATING SAME
Title (en)
SPEAKERS AND HEADPHONES RELATED TO VIBRATIONS IN AN AUDIO SYSTEM, AND METHODS FOR OPERATING SAME
Title (de)
LAUTSPRECHER UND KOPFHÖRER IM ZUSAMMENHANG MIT VIBRATIONEN IN EINEM AUDIOSYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUM BETRIEB DAVON
Title (fr)
HAUT-PARLEURS ET ÉCOUTEURS LIÉS À DES VIBRATIONS DANS UN SYSTÈME AUDIO, ET LEURS PROCÉDÉS DE FONCTIONNEMENT
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 201514616639 A 20150206
- EP 16154300 A 20160204
Abstract (en)
A speaker assembly (100, 200, 308), comprising:a support structure (120, 220, 520, 560, 620, 820, 1020, 1022); anda tactile vibrator (450, 600) coupled to the support structure (120, 220, 520, 560, 620, 820, 1020, 1022), the tactile vibrator (450, 600) including a plurality of rigid members (502, 504, 602, 604) coupled to a plurality of suspension members (512, 514, 612, 614), wherein each rigid member of the plurality of rigid members (502, 504, 602, 604) has at least one magnetic member (556, 558, 630A, 630B, 830A, 830B, 1030A, 1030B) coupled thereto for generating tactile vibrations during operation of the speaker assembly (100, 200, 308), wherein the at least one magnetic member (556, 558, 630A, 630B, 830A, 830B, 1030A, 1030B) coupled with a first rigid member and the at least one magnetic member (556, 558, 630A, 630B, 830A, 830B, 1030A, 1030B) coupled with a second rigid member are configured to be driven independently from each other and wherein the speaker assembly (100, 200, 308) further comprising a controller having a first channel that drives the at least one magnetic member (556, 558, 630A, 630B, 830A, 830B, 1030A, 1030B) of the first rigid member, and a second channel that drives the at least one magnetic member (556, 558, 630A, 630B, 830A, 830B, 1030A, 1030B) of the second rigid member.
IPC 8 full level
H04R 11/14 (2006.01)
CPC (source: CN EP US)
H04R 1/1008 (2013.01 - EP US); H04R 1/1041 (2013.01 - US); H04R 1/1075 (2013.01 - CN); H04R 1/1091 (2013.01 - EP US); H04R 1/24 (2013.01 - US); H04R 1/26 (2013.01 - US); H04R 9/025 (2013.01 - US); H04R 9/063 (2013.01 - US); H04R 9/18 (2013.01 - CN); H04R 11/14 (2013.01 - EP US); H04R 1/1075 (2013.01 - EP US); H04R 9/18 (2013.01 - US); H04R 31/006 (2013.01 - US); H04R 2201/103 (2013.01 - CN); H04R 2205/022 (2013.01 - US); H04R 2400/03 (2013.01 - EP US); H04R 2400/07 (2013.01 - US); H04R 2460/13 (2013.01 - US); H04R 2499/11 (2013.01 - CN)
Citation (applicant)
- US 201514616639 A 20150206
- US 201313969188 A 20130816
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 3054702 A1 20160810; EP 3054702 B1 20240403; CN 105872922 A 20160817; CN 105872922 B 20191112; EP 4329333 A2 20240228; EP 4329333 A3 20240710; US 10206027 B2 20190212; US 2016234588 A1 20160811; US 2017245042 A1 20170824; US 9648412 B2 20170509
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 16154300 A 20160204; CN 201610077017 A 20160203; EP 23219002 A 20160204; US 201514616639 A 20150206; US 201715589565 A 20170508